Currently, President Donald Trump is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden by enough percentage points for an Electoral College loss.
Biden’s lead over Trump is 3.5 times higher than Hillary Clinton’s was in 2016.
More than 66 million Americans have already voted early, either by returning their mail-in ballots or attending an early polling station in person, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
There is speculation that 2020 could see the highest turnout since 1908, with 65 percent of eligible voters expected to take part.
Among those voting early are several celebrities who have shared them posting their ballots and urging their fans to get out and vote.
From Lady Gaga to Madonna, Kerry Washington, Selena Gomez, Will Ferrell and more, here are the celebrities who have voted early in the 2020 election
Lady Gaga
Jeniffer Aniston
Selena Gomez
Reese Witherspoon
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
Julia Roberts
Demi Moore
Salma Hayek
Kerry Washington
Tracee Ellis Ross
Zendaya
Joe Jonas
Gigi Hadid
Will Ferrell
Jonathan Van Ness
David Hasselhoff
Elle Fanning
Halle Berry
Zoe Kravitz
Busy Phillips
Elizabeth Banks
Mandy Moore
Camilla Cabello
Sarah Hyland
Jessica Alba
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“Strongly Trending (Google) since immediately after the second debate is CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? This refers changing it to me,” Trump tweeted Tuesday morning.
“The answer in most states is YES. Go do it. Most important Election of your life!”
In some states, once an early vote is cast it is fixed, though some jurisdictions will allow people to change who they chose to put on the ballot.
Trump’s tweet came as polls show him lagging behind Biden—a Real Clear Politics average of national polls shows Biden leading Trump by 7.3 points.
As for the electoral college, the non-partisan Cook Political Report predicted on September 29 that Biden will win the race for the White House by securing at least 290 electoral college votes. This forecast predicts just 163 solid electoral college votes for Trump.
This election could also feature a very high turnout of young voters according to a poll.
A national survey released Monday by Harvard University found that 63 percent of respondents aged 18-29 said they would “definitely” vote in this year’s election—a substantial increase over the 47 percent who said the same before the 2016 election.
